Lee's Summit Assistant Fire Chief Jim Eden spent his Fourth of July visiting fireworks stands around the city for illegal fireworks.

Lee's Summit Assistant Fire Chief Jim Eden spent his Fourth of July visiting fireworks stands around the city for illegal fireworks.

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Updated: 5:32 PM CDT Jul 4, 2015

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WEBVTT WHAT THE LEE'S SUMMIT FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOING TODAY. MATT: FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES, THE FOURTH OF JULY MEANS FIREWORKS. FOR LEE'S SUMMIT ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF JIM EDEN, THE FOURTH OF JULY MEANS A LOT OF FIREWORKS. HE'S NOT SHOOTING THESE OFF, HE'S MAKING SURE WHAT'S IN THEM IS LEGAL INSIDE THE CITY. WE TYPICALLY SEE VERY SIMILAR PRODUCTS IN ALL THE TENTS. MATT: FIREWORKS ARE TIGHTLY REGULATED IN THE CITY, FROM WHEN YOU CAN SHOOT THEM OFF TO WHERE YOU CAN SHOOT THEM OFF TO WHAT YOU CAN SHOOT OFF. THIS PARTICULAR PACK -- AND EVEN IN THIS TENT, WE DID FIND A COUPLE ROMAN CANDLES -- YOU CAN SEE ALONG THE SIDES OF THE PACKAGING IT'S REALLY EASY FOR SOMETHING TO SLIP IN THERE. MATT: ROMAN CANDLES, BOTTLE ROCKETS, MISSILES WITH FINS OR RUDDERS, PARACHUTES WITH NIGHT EFFECTS AND SKY LANTERNS -- ALL PROHIBITED INSIDE THE CITY. THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS THAT WHEN THEY FLOAT AND FLOAT OFF, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY DEPENDENT ON THE WIND SO YOU HAVE THIS ILLUMINATED MATERIAL WITH NO IDEA HOW FAR IT'S GOING TO TRAVEL. MATT: LEE'S SUMMIT HAS 20 FIREWORKS STANDS. ALL THOSE WITH THE COUNTLESS OTHERS IN THE KANSAS CITY METRO OPERATING UNDER DIFFERENT LAWS CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO GET THE RIGHT STUFF IN THE RIGHT PLACE. WITH JUST A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DISTRIBUTORS, THEY'RE DISTRIBUTING TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITIES WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ORDINANCES, SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE BEFORE ANYTHING GOES OUT ON THE FLOOR, BUT SOMETIMES SOME STUFF SLIPS THROUGH. MATT: EVEN IF SOME THINGS DO SLIP THROUGH, EDEN AND HIS TEAM ARE HARD AT WORK THIS FOURTH OF

Lee's Summit checks firework tents for illegal fireworks

Lee's Summit Assistant Fire Chief Jim Eden spent his Fourth of July visiting fireworks stands around the city for illegal fireworks.